brattur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse brattr, brantr. Cognate with Icelandic brattur, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).
Declension
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| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | brattur | bratt/ brøtt |
bratt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | brattan | bratta | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | brattum/ brøttum |
brattari | brattum/ brøttum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (brats) | (brattar) | (brats) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | brattir | brattar | bratt/ brøtt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | brattar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | brattum/ brøttum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (bratta) | ||
Antonyms
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse brattr, brantr. Cognate with Faroese brattur, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).
Adjective
brattur (comparative brattari, superlative brattastur)
Declension
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brattur | brött | bratt |
| accusative | brattan | bratta | bratt |
| dative | bröttum | brattri | bröttu |
| genitive | bratts | brattrar | bratts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | brattir | brattar | brött |
| accusative | bratta | brattar | brött |
| dative | bröttum | bröttum | bröttum |
| genitive | brattra | brattra | brattra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bratti | bratta | bratta |
| accusative | bratta | bröttu | bratta |
| dative | bratta | bröttu | bratta |
| genitive | bratta | bröttu | bratta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
| accusative | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
| dative | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
| genitive | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brattari | brattari | brattara |
| accusative | brattari | brattari | brattara |
| dative | brattari | brattari | brattara |
| genitive | brattari | brattari | brattara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | brattari | brattari | brattari |
| accusative | brattari | brattari | brattari |
| dative | brattari | brattari | brattari |
| genitive | brattari | brattari | brattari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brattastur | bröttust | brattast |
| accusative | brattastan | brattasta | brattast |
| dative | bröttustum | brattastri | bröttustu |
| genitive | brattasts | brattastrar | brattasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | brattastir | brattastar | bröttust |
| accusative | brattasta | brattastar | bröttust |
| dative | bröttustum | bröttustum | bröttustum |
| genitive | brattastra | brattastra | brattastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brattasti | brattasta | brattasta |
| accusative | brattasta | bröttustu | brattasta |
| dative | brattasta | bröttustu | brattasta |
| genitive | brattasta | bröttustu | brattasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
| accusative | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
| dative | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
| genitive | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
Derived terms
- bera bratt hala sinn, bera ekki bratt hala sinn (to hold one's head up high)
- bera ekki bratt hala sinn
- snarbrattur (precipitous, very steep)
Related terms
- bratti (steepness)
- brattlendi (steep ground)
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